https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/news/world/donald-trump-coins-india-us-friendship-slogan-in-hindi-ahead-of-november-mid-term-latest-updates-2022-09-16-808739 Frankly, most NRIs in the US dont care about social issues like abortion, guns, voting rights, LGBTQ and same sex marriage, racism, climate change etc. I am not talking about the Indians born and/or brought up there, I am talking about the ones who have gone there as adults and settled for the long…
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The future of Bollywood
Movie-going is now a very expensive weekend outing for a family (of say, four members), costing somewhere between 1500 to 2000 rupees, including the popcorn and stuff. There used to be a lower stall in cinema halls. That has almost been eliminated now. Movie going is for the upper middle class now. People will definitely…
What Quality Means to Me
What Quality Means to Me Years ago, as a young and ambitious employee seeking to impress my new German manager, I worked late into the night to draft an eloquent letter to a customer. I read and re-read the letter, crossing my t’s and dotting my i’s till the last minute, and promptly presented it…
Lal Singh Chadda versus Forrest Gump!
Before I saw the movie! Now that the cricket season is in a sort of lull, we have invented another match to keep us all occupied – Lal Singh Chadda versus Forrest Gump! There are hundreds of millions of Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans all over the world who may have not seen Forrest Gump,…
Cooking up some thoughts!
While my daily struggles in the kitchen have brought both humor and frustration in our lives, I cannot help but wonder why the male child in Indian households is not kitchen-trained at an early age the way female children are. By the time they are nine or ten, girls are pushed into the kitchen by…
USA overturns Roe v Wade!
The United States Supreme Court has today overturned Roe vs Wade, a 1973 case that ensured recognition of womens’ constitutional right to abortion! This effectively strikes down federal abortion rights that were thought to be settled law of the land. Though this was expected thanks to documents leaked a few weeks back, this is still…
Social Media thoughts!
I am not sure why social media gets such a bad rap. I not only thoroughly enjoy spending time on Facebook and Twitter but I also learn a lot from these platforms. I get news from all over the world within seconds of things happening and a really wide range of opinions and views on…
English-vinglish!
I read today that a certain state in India has built and runs a large number of government English medium schools. As is the norm these days, social media has exploded in a storm of political mockery and nationalistic outrage at the fact that that state chose English as the medium of instruction, and not…
To Hijab or to Hijab is the question!
I don’t know whether the Hijab has been prescribed by the Quran. Even Muslims are divided in their opinion. Accordingly, some wear the Hijab and some don’t. Really, I don’t care either way. The High Court of Karnataka decided that the Hijab is not prescribed by the Quran. The Court’s other observation is that schools…
India makes progress on LGBTQ / Transgender issues! Thanks to Bollywood!
I saw the movie Badhai Do yesterday and Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui a few days back. Just some random thoughts based on those movies: I think India is becoming far more progressive and liberal on LGBTQ and Transgender issues than the US, which seems to be regressing on all LGBTQ, Transgender and Abortion issues. The US…